FA Cup Draw: Man United To Visit Chelsea In Fifth Round

The draw for the fifth round of the 2018/19 English FA Cup has been conducted, with a mouthwatering tie to come at Stamford Bridge as holders Chelsea were drawn to face Manchester United. Read on for more.

Live reporting from The Fifth-round Draw:

That’s all from me tonight. See you next time.

The ties will take place between 15-18 February.

If the scores are equal after 90 minutes, extra-time and penalties will be used to determine the winner.

Please note: No replays in the fifth round.

Before I get ahead of myself, let me ask: Did your team get a favourable draw?

Wow! It’s clear. Chelsea vs Manchester United is the star game of this round.

Portsmouth/QPR v Watford

Swansea City v Barnet/Brentford

Brighton/West Brom v Derby County

Chelsea v Manchester United

Middlesbrough/Newport County v Manchester City

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

AFC Wimbledon v Millwall

Bristol City v Shrewsbury/Wolves

Let’s go!

8:20pm: And Manchester United recorded an emphatic 3-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the star game of the fourth round.

8:18pm: As for Manchester City, the Premier League champions had it easy, a 5-0 spanking of Burnley.

8:17pm: The blues beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 to progress to the fifth round.

8:16pm: Meanwhile, let’s look at how the holders made it to this stage.

8:15pm: We are now less than 10 minutes away from starting.

8:05pm: History shows that since 1980 no team outside the Premier League or the top division have won the Cup. Which team won it that year? West Ham. They achieved the feat by beating a fellow London side Arsenal 1-0.

8:00pm: Many have asked: When will a lower-league side win this prestigious Cup?

7:50pm: While we await the commencement of the draw at the The Hive Stadium, let’s go through the list of teams that made it to this stage of the competition.

Fifth-round draw numbers
1 Swansea City

2 AFC Wimbledon

3 Shrewsbury Town or Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 Millwall

5 Brighton & Hove Albion or West Bromwich Albion

6 Bristol City

7 Derby County

8 Doncaster Rovers

9 Chelsea

10 Watford

11 Middlesbrough or Newport County

12 Manchester City

13 Barnet or Brentford

14 Portsmouth or Queens Park Rangers

15 Manchester United

16 Crystal Palace

7:45pm: Good evening and welcome to Concise News live reporting of the English FA Cup third-round draw.